What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-27845?

CVE-2022-27845 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Plausible Analytics CVE-2022-27845

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-04-11 audit@patchstack.com

XSS WordPress Plausible Analytics

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 11, 2022 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2

AnalysisAI

Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2 Affected products include: Plausible Plausible Analytics.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.